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                                            <li><a
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                title="love  noun"><span class='arl1'><span class="BASE redword ">love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love-in  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love-in</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/free-love"
                title="free love  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">free love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="link love  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">link love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
                                            <li><a
                href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/make-love"
                title="make love phrase"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">make love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH">phrase</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love bite  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love bite</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love life  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love life</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love lock  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love lock</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love nest  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love nest</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="I love it phrase"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">I love it</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH">phrase</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love affair  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love affair</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love bomber  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love bomber</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love child  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love child</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love letter  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love letter</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love potion  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love potion</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="puppy love  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">puppy love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="tough love  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">tough love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="cupboard love  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">cupboard love</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                title="I&rsquo;d love to phrase"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">I’d love to</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH">phrase</span></span></a></li>
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                title="love bombing  noun"><span class='arl2'><span class="BASE">love bombing</span> <span class="PART-OF-SPEECH"><span class="SEP PART-OF-SPEECH-before"> </span>noun</span></span></a></li>
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                <ol class="senses"><li><div class="SENSE" id="love_1__1"><div class="SENSE-BODY"><div class="SENSE-NUM">1</div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-NUM--><span class="RESTRICTION-CLASS"><span class="SEP RESTRICTION-CLASS-before"> [</span>never progressive<span class="SEP RESTRICTION-CLASS-after">]</span></span><span class="DEFINITION" resource="dict_british"><span class="SEP DEFINITION-before"> </span>to be very <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/strongly" class="QUERY" title="strongly">strongly</a> <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/attract" class="QUERY" title="attracted">attracted</a> to someone in an <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/emotional" class="QUERY" title="emotional">emotional</a> and <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/sexual" class="QUERY" title="sexual">sexual</a> way</span><div class="EXAMPLES" ID="love_1__2"><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">I love you.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES--><div class="EXAMPLES show_less" ID="love_1__3"><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">We love each other, and we’re <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/going_1" title="going">going</a></span> to get <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/married" title="married">married</a></span>.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES show_less--><div class="THES"><div class="synonyms"><span class="synonyms"><span class="icon_thesaurus_small_bullet"> </span>Synonyms and related words
                </span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-love-or-like-a-person" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">To love or like a person:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love_1#love_1__1" title="love">love</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/care-for#care-for__1" title="care for">care for</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/adore#adore__1" title="adore">adore</a>...
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        </div><!-- End of DIV ONEBOX-HEAD--><div class="sideboxbody">Adverbs frequently used with <span class="COL-HW">love</span> <div class="p">▪ <span class="ONE-COLLOCATE">dearly</span>, <span class="ONE-COLLOCATE">deeply</span>, <span class="ONE-COLLOCATE">passionately</span>, <span class="ONE-COLLOCATE">really</span>, <span class="ONE-COLLOCATE">truly</span></div><!-- End of DIV p--></div><!-- End of DIV sideboxbody--></div><!-- End of DIV sidebox show_less--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-INFO1--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-INFO--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE--></li><li><div class="SENSE" id="love_1__5"><div class="SENSE-BODY"><div class="SENSE-NUM">2</div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-NUM--><span class="RESTRICTION-CLASS"><span class="SEP RESTRICTION-CLASS-before"> [</span>never progressive<span class="SEP RESTRICTION-CLASS-after">]</span></span><span class="DEFINITION" resource="dict_british"><span class="SEP DEFINITION-before"> </span>to <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/care_1" class="QUERY" title="care">care</a> very much about someone, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/especially" class="QUERY" title="especially">especially</a> <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/member" class="QUERY" title="members">members</a> of your <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/family_1" class="QUERY" title="family">family</a> or <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/close_1" class="QUERY" title="close">close</a> <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/friend_1" class="QUERY" title="friends">friends</a></span><div class="EXAMPLES" ID="love_1__6"><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">She <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love_1" title="loved">loved</a></span> her <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/children" title="children">children</a></span> with all her <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/heart_1" title="heart">heart</a></span>.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES--><div class="EXAMPLES show_less" ID="love_1__7"><strong>love someone dearly</strong><span class="SEP EXAMPLE-before">: </span><p class="EXAMPLE" resource="dict_british">I’ve <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/known_1" title="known">known</a></span> <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/jack_1" title="jack">Jack</a></span> for <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/year" title="years">years</a></span> and I love him <span class="EXAMPLE"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/dearly" title="dearly">dearly</a></span>.</p></div><!-- End of DIV EXAMPLES show_less--><div class="THES"><div class="synonyms"><span class="synonyms"><span class="icon_thesaurus_small_bullet"> </span>Synonyms and related words
                </span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-love-or-like-a-person" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">To love or like a person:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love_1#love_1__1" title="love">love</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/care-for#care-for__1" title="care for">care for</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/adore#adore__1" title="adore">adore</a>...
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                </span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-enjoy-something-or-to-enjoy-yourself" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/like_2#like_2__1" title="like">like</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/enjoy#enjoy__1" title="enjoy">enjoy</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/go-in-for#go-in-for__1" title="go in for">go in for</a>...
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                </span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-enjoy-something-or-to-enjoy-yourself" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/like_2#like_2__1" title="like">like</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/enjoy#enjoy__1" title="enjoy">enjoy</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/go-in-for#go-in-for__1" title="go in for">go in for</a>...
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                </span></div><!-- End of DIV synonyms--><div class="thessnippet"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-like-something" class="cattitle"><span class="h2">To like something:</span></a><span class="synonyms"><a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/like_2#like_2__1" title="like">like</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love_2#love_2__14" title="love">love</a>, <a href="https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/adore#adore__3" title="adore">adore</a>...
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                    </a></div><!-- End of DIV centred--></div><!-- End of DIV thessnippet--></div><!-- End of DIV THES-->      </div><!-- End of DIV SENSE-BODY--></div><!-- End of DIV SENSE--></li></ol></div><!-- End of DIV entryBody--><div id="phrases_container"><h2 class="TITLE" id="love_1__19">phrases</h2><ul><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" don’t you just love it" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/don-t-you-just-love-it"> don’t you just love it</a></li><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" I’d love to" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/i-d-love-to"> I’d love to</a></li><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" I love it" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/i-love-it"> I love it</a></li><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" love them and leave them" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love-them-and-leave-them"> love them and leave them</a></li><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" love to hate" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/love-to-hate"> love to hate</a></li><li class="PHR-XREF"><a title=" you’re/he’s etc going to love this" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/you-re-he-s-etc-going-to-love-this"> you’re/he’s etc going to love this</a></li></ul></div><!-- End of DIV --><div class="HEAD-INFO"><div class="HEAD-INFO2"><div class="sidebox show_less" ID="love_1__20"><div class="ONEBOX-HEAD">

                        Metaphor: love
        </div><!-- End of DIV ONEBOX-HEAD--><div class="sideboxbody"><div class="KEY-IDEA">When you love someone very deeply, it feels as if you are physically <span class="BOLD">weak</span> or <span class="BOLD">falling over</span>. The effect that an attractive person has on you is like being <span class="BOLD">hit</span> or <span class="BOLD">knocked over</span> by them.</div><!-- End of DIV KEY-IDEA--><ul><li>Just looking at him makes me <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="go weak at the knees" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/weak-at-the-knees#weak-at-the-knees">go weak at the knees</a></span>.</li><li>I <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="fell for" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/fall-for#fall-for__1">fell for</a></span> Molly in a big way.</li><li>Do you remember the first time you <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="fell in love" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/fall-in-love#fall-in-love">fell in love</a></span>?</li><li>I’d never met anyone like Jack – he just <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="swept me off my feet" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/sweep_1">swept me off my feet</a></span>.</li><li>I was <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="bowled over" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bowl_2">bowled over</a></span> by his charm and good looks.</li><li>Anyone can see they’re <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="head over heels" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/head-over-heels#head-over-heels">head over heels</a></span> in love.</li><li>That girl is an absolute <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="knockout" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/knockout_1">knockout</a></span>.</li><li>He’s <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="drop-dead gorgeous" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/drop-dead-gorgeous#drop-dead-gorgeous__1">drop-dead gorgeous</a></span>.</li><li>He’s always <span class="KEY-REF">had a</span> bit of a <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="weakness for" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/weakness">weakness for</a></span> brunettes.</li><li>She felt <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="helpless" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/helpless#helpless__1">helpless</a></span> with desire.</li></ul><div class="KEY-IDEA">Sexual love is like <span class="BOLD">fire</span> or <span class="BOLD">heat</span>.</div><!-- End of DIV KEY-IDEA--><ul><li>Their new singer’s really <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="hot" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/hot_1">hot</a></span>.</li><li>I bumped into an <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="old flame" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/old-flame#old-flame__1">old flame</a></span> yesterday.</li><li>It was a <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="fiery" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/fiery">fiery</a></span>, passionate relationship.</li><li>His touch <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="inflamed" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/inflame">inflamed</a></span> her senses.</li><li>She gave him a <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="smouldering" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/smoulder">smouldering</a></span> look.</li><li>His eyes <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="burned" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/burn_1">burned</a></span> with desire.</li><li>The movie includes some <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="steamy" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/steamy">steamy</a></span> sex scenes.</li><li>Sara felt herself <span class="KEY-REF"><a title="melting" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/melt_1">melting</a></span> into his arms.</li></ul><div class="p">➡ <span class="a"><a title="feeling" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/feeling_1">feeling</a></span>, <span class="a"><a title="want" href=" https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/want_1">want</a></span></div><!-- End of DIV p--></div><!-- End of DIV sideboxbody--></div><!-- End of DIV sidebox show_less-->
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